Author: Lee Matz

To celebrate the start of the NBA Playoffs, the Bucks have taken over downtown Milwaukee with a “Bucksification” of branding on the Water Street BMO Harris Bank office tower, one of The Hop streetcars, two downtown skywalks, and dyeing the Milwaukee River green. On April 11, BMO Harris employees installed vinyl decals on the west-facing windows of its 770 N. Water Street office building to configure an 18-story “Fear the Deer” image. As the official bank of the Milwaukee Bucks, BMO Harris staff wanted to show support for their city and their team. The night display will remain lit...

After twice measuring the route incorrectly, a monumental gaff that prevented participating runners from using the race a qualifier for larger competitions, the Milwaukee Marathon was back on track for its 2019 race on April 6. The Milwaukee Bucks presented the race this year, after the marathon was cancelled in 2018, with the course starting and finishing at Fiserv Forum. The Bucks brought in a nationally known operator to run the event and the new organizer, Rugged Races, promised to make everything right this time. Many regional athletes came to depended on the marathon as a Boston qualifier when...

Radio Milwaukee filmed 10 local artists on March 30 to produce a music video for each, assisting them in the submission process to compete in National Public Radios’s Tiny Desk contest. Playing a Tiny Desk concert has become a dream gig for musicians who hope to reach the media network’s devoted national audience. Since 2008, NPR Music’s Tiny Desk concert series has welcomed beloved musicians from across genres to play behind the desk of Bob Boilen, the show’s host. That playlist has included talents from Adele to Chance The Rapper, and from T-Pain to Yo-Yo Ma. As much as...

The fourth annual César E. Chávez Day celebration was held in the rotunda of City Hall on March 29, marking the birthday of the legendary civil rights activist. César Estrada Chávez has been a historical icon for the Latino community, who passed in 1993. He continues to be a symbol for labor movements and for Hispanic empowerment, based on grass roots organizing. Milwaukee’s annual César E. Chávez Day is an example of the progress made by the local Latinx community, and the growing understanding of its contributions across people of all cultures. “I am thrilled to again host Milwaukee’s...